Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Second World War York
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Monk Bar
- Viking Male Grooming
- Church of St Olave
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Medieval Prisons
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Cinema Comes to York
- A New Walk
- The Cawood Sword
- The Council of Arles
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- The Norman House
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Gold Finger Ring
- Viking Silk Cap